20 occurrences

'Release' in the Bible

and this is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall relax his hand from the loan which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shall not demand it of his neighbour, or of his brother; for a release to Jehovah hath been proclaimed.

Verse ConceptsDebtlent

Of the foreigner thou mayest demand it; but what is thine with thy brother thy hand shall release;

Verse ConceptsForeignersLaws Restricting ForeignersDebt

Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.

Verse ConceptsSabbatical YearThoughtYearsCancellation Of DeptDo Not Be StingyPeople Forgiving OthersPeople Without MercyHelping The Poor

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles,

Verse ConceptsCreditSabbatical YearPeople Forgiving OthersDebt

And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty.

Verse ConceptsWedding Feastsroyalty

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.

Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingOnly One PersonPeople Releasing Others

They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree

And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

Verse ConceptsBarabbasChoosing PeoplePeople Releasing OthersTwo Other Menliberation

But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?

Verse ConceptsChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

Verse ConceptsPersuasionInciting To EvilCorrupt PriestsBarabbasPeople Set Free By People

( Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)

But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this man and release Barabbas to us;

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRejection Of ChristAmnestyPeople Set Free By People

Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them.

Verse ConceptsAskingPeople Releasing Others

And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing OthersWhat Sin?Deserving Death

But ye have a custom that I release some one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

Verse ConceptsCustomChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

Pilate therefore says to him, Speakest thou not to me? Dost thou not know that I have authority to release thee and have authority to crucify thee?

Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature OfCourage, Examples OfChrist Being SilentAuthority Delegated To PeoplePeople Releasing Others

From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Verse ConceptsCaesarClaimsPeople OpposedFriends FailingPeople Set Free By PeoplePeople Releasing Others

Bible Theasaurus

Departure (21 instances)
Discharge (34 instances)
Dismissal (3 instances)
Firing (3 instances)
Freeing (9 instances)
Release (142 instances)
Relinquish (1 instance)
Spill (9 instances)
Unloose (5 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הנחה 
Hanachah 
Usage: 1

שׁמט 
Shamat 
Usage: 9

שׁמטּה 
Sh@mittah 
Usage: 5

ἀπολύω 
Apoluo 
Usage: 52